So I’ve always wanted a Karmann Ghia.
When I was 15 or 16 I joined the Karmann Ghia owners club as they took sympathizers in and were willing to send them the monthly news letter for the requisite number of sheckles.
Fast forward another couple of years and I saw an amazing yellow KG at Poorlock in Somerset (damn, why can’t I remember how to spell that???) and took a photo (which was the go to boots for printing) and even after my limited move to the US, I still kept.
About two months ago, I was getting antsy because I thought it was another of those cars, that as your earnings go up, so do the cars, putting them kind of out of reach forever. Not quite Porsche 356 territory but certainly making you squeak and being not particularly fair on the family.
Telling a guy at work about it and a friend of a friend has one up on his farm. Around 3 hrs drive away. Frankly the middle of no-where.
On the plus side, he’s got his friend to send me some pics (it’s a rusty 1970 (big indicators and rear lights) so not the ideal, but still great) and wants around $3k for it. Down side is, taking the photos has got his mate to get off his harris and post it for sale on a specialist website…
I’m hoping to go see it next Saturday, but it’s likely going to take 7hrs of driving all told as it’s out in the middle of no-where.
I don’t have space for it, but that’s not stopped me before…
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It needs floors, sills and much more. Still, should make a great project.
We’ll see if he still has it next Saturday!
Obviously for that money I'd never even sat in it before handing over the cash.